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Sign - Kingford Cigarettes, circa 1975Reg. No: SH 921178

Shop advertising sign for Kingford cigarettes, circa 1975, used at the Old Lolly Shop, Carlton North.

The Old Lolly Shop was a milk bar opened and run by Elizabeth and Henry Cohen at 314 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North, from 1939 to 1975.

Description:

Long, rectangular printed paper sign has an orange background. Large scale blue and white text take up the left half, while an illustration of a hand holding a packet of Kingford cigarettes is at right.